One Question Alignment Quiz

For the D&D crowd: How to determine your alignment, with one simple question:

DO YOU SPEED?

(a) "Never, unless it is a literal matter of life and death." You're Lawful Good.

(b) "Sure, the law is just a bit too restrictive sometimes, but I always drive safely." You're Chaotic Good.

(c) "Not usually, unless there's an emergency of some sort." You're Neutral Good.

(d) "Of course not, although I will persuade someone else to speed while they are behind the wheel. It's not my ticket." You're Lawful Evil.

(e) "Sure, I drive whatever speed I need to, I don't care about the consequences as long as it works out for me." You're Neutral Evil.

(f) "Sure, I drive whatever speed I want to, I don't care about the consequences at all." You're Chaotic Evil.

(g) "Sometimes I speed, sometimes I do half the speed limit, sometimes I drive in reverse. I don't actually know what the 'rules of the road' are. Don't care, either." You're Chaotic Neutral.

(h) "Never. No matter what." You're Lawful Neutral.

(i) "Sometimes. A bit. If I'm running late, and I think I can get away with it. Or if a lot of other cars are. I usually try not to, though, because tickets cost money." You're Neutral.

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So Long, Gary!

Gary Gygax passed away Tuesday morning. For those of you who might not know, Gygax was the co-creator of a game called Dungeons and Dragons. His name graces all of the 1st edition core books, back when the game was Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.

There are a handful of events that strongly shaped who I am today. One of them is D&D. D&D introduced a science fiction geek to the world of fantasy (and through that to the works of Tolkien and Lewis, as well as Moorcock, Kurtz, Leiber, Aspirin, and many, many others). D&D also provided a social locus for my high school friends and I. We did a lot more together than just play a game, but the game provided a point of contact.

I never got around to going to a convention and meeting Gygax. I had always meant to, to thank him for making a phenomenal game, for giving me some of the best friends of my life, but, good intentions...

I've read articles by him and interviews with him. He was one of us. A sixty-nine year old geek. Still rolling dice and kicking kobold butt. And for me, the world is a little less fun knowing that he's gone. My prayers and sympathy go up for his family and friends.

Another Random Posting

Two thirds of the way through Lost, season 3. I'm pretty sure that the story is being made up by stoned monkeys just *this* close to evolving into the next higher form of life...

Reading John F. Haught's critique of the new atheists. Some of his critiques I can rebut, but many of them I can't. Looks like I'm still a theist for another day :-)

A week from tomorrow, James Emory White will be on campus. The author of many books, including the delightful little devotional, A Mind for God, White is an exceptionally clear thinker and communicator who has thought far more about Christianity and culture than I ever will. Should be good and challenging!

I've begun thinking about board games lately. Chess, checkers, Othello, mancala, go, even backgammon (which I haven't played since I was ten... zowee, that's thirty years ago. I honestly do not remember the rules... sad, sad old man's memory). Can't tell you why my mind's been turning in that direction, just that it has.

Well, my nutritious breakfast of Pop-Tarts and Mountain Dew has been dutifully consumed and the clock suggests I should switch to worker bee mode. I hope y'all have a good weekend!